The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-02
PERSONAL.
APT T. f. ToRIN has returne

CAPT. L. +. ToBIN has returned.
E. w. How has returned from New
York.
w. G. EVERETT aud wife, Knoxville,
are In the city.
SoBIKsKI and wife, st. Louis, were
among last nights arrivals.
THE Rev. DR.. Walk will preach in
Oolllervillo tomorrow morning and
evening.
J. 4 Brown and &c u, a capitalist I
Scottsboro, Ala, arrived in the city
yesterday.
MRS. JOHN L. JOHNSTON and
daughter, Of Knoxville, are visiting
the city.
Several people have professed re-
ligion during ths meetings at Court
Street Church.
LAW LIBRARIAN FLANAGAN is i'll and
Miss Ida Henry, Of the Sheriff's Office,
has charge Of the legal lore.
MRs WIN. p. HALLIDAY, OF Cairo,
H., Ia visiting her sister, Mrs. Maj. j.
H. Smith, ~ Ray avenue.
ARTHUR X. TAYLOR, city editor of
Adam, has succeeded Joseph Theirs az
Police Court man of the Ledger.
PRECEDENT JOHN MORROW, OF tie
Southern Baseball League, and w. j.
Cherry, of the Nashville american, ar
rived in the city yesterday.
VAN KIRKMAN and wife, nee Mis-,
Kate Thompson, returned to their
Nashville home last night, after brief
visit to friends and relatives in this
city.
PRoF. w. L. HUGHES, the popular
singer, will leave for Nashville tonight,
where he is to assist in the revival
meetings in the Central Baptist
Church.
"A sufficient sum has already been
subscribed to insure the building of
the railroad from Vest Memphis 10
Mariana, Ark, and thence on through
to Texas.
r. 7. WILSON, vice president and
general manager Of the Louisville,
New Orleans and Texas railroad, ar
rived last night In his special car,
1sssquena.
PHIL s. HALLE, a popular attache Of
Menken's, and Miss lFiorencs Seelig
were publicly bstrothed Thursday
night at the residence of the BRIDES
mother, on Poplar street.
B.F. Wilson, w. A. Percy, A. A,
Sharp, John Bradley and George L
Gurley, Of the K. I. Wilson inspection
party, arrived last night and are
quartered at the GAyoSo.
ADE HENDERSON. the kind. ohlioinD
letter carrier along Second and Madi.
son, is confined TO his bed with pataly-
sis. He has host of friends who hope
soon to see him on duty again.
MRS M. Il. HARRIS returned yester-
day from an eight months visit to her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. T. ID.
Anderson, Los Angeles, Cal. The Pa.
O. fic coast atmosphere had the effect OF
bringing the rose OF health to the
cheeks Of Mrs, Harris.
THE Nashville Americdn of Wednss.
day thus refers to Hon. Lucas Clspp:
Mr.. Clapp entered upon his duties az
SPEAKER Of the House with | tile ex.
perience as q presiding officer, and was
called to preside over a larger, aud
therefore more troublesome body. But
hs proved himself equal to the de-
msnds upon him, and made a record
equal to any Speaker who has presided
over The House for number OF Yeas.
Mr.. O app hal at times been placed in
tbs exceedingly trying situation Of diff.
tering with large number of his fell
low Democrats in his rulinRs-a situa
ton which tals for lhs exercise of
nerve aud cou' aye-and we are satis-
ned that upon all occasions he has
acted from a conscientious sense OF
duty, and been governed by h ,nest
and intelligent convictions of right. 1t
Is q merited tribute 10 his fairness aud
ability as a presiding officer that his
personal popularity with he members,
regardless Of party, was never dis
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